Door mounting



Oct. 14 1930. /A. M. SMITH DOOR MOUNTING Filed Sept. 18, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS.

' Oct. 14, 1930.

A. M. SMITH 1,778,434

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Patented oct.14,19so 1,778,434

UNITED (STATES PATENT OFFICE- ARTHUR M- SMITH, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,ASSIGNOR TO THE ROME COMPANY, INC., OF-BOME, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OFNEW YORK D003 MOUNTING application filed September 1a, 1928. Serial No.3063729.

This invention relates to a door mounting. of furniture exposed and thedoor in reversed It is the object ofmy invention to provide position,closing the opening. a door mounting which will permit the door Fig. 5shows a detail perspective view of to close its own opening atall'times, regardthe track and shoe.

p 5 less ofobstructions inthe doorway, on one In the form hereinillustrated, I show a side or the other. Such problems arise in,receptacle or closet 10, to receive an article of connection withconcealable furniture, wherefurniture, such a b d 11, Thi l t i in anarticle such as a bed is pivotally mountprovided with an opening whichis less in ed adjacent one edge ofa door opening, so width than the bed,through which the bed 10 as to permit an article of furniture wider thanis turned about vertical pivots 12, arranged the door opening to bemoved there hrough adjacent one of the edges of the door opening. froma/ closet or receptacle out into a room, The, opening is closed by adoor 13, which j where it is to be used. As a result of this, the i omounted as to completely close th article of furnitureextends part wayacr s ing both when the bed is stored and when it is 15 the door openingboth when it is stored and exposed on the opposite side for use, itbeing When it is P s t n O i e- Thi noted that in either position of thebed it in r r With h c i g of the @1001 w en extends part way across theopening, so as to the article is exposed for use; and in the preS- forman obstruction to the ordinary, hinged ent invention I provide amoun ingf r h door. This door is connected by hinges 14 do r whereby the 1 1 yhe moved into to a yoke member 15 which extends vertically closedposition at all times. adjacent the edge of the opening opposite theWhen the article is Stored, he C Will pivots 12. This yoke member'15 isprovided have the pp a n ordinary, hinged with horizontal arms 16 whichare pivotally d r, and may be swung p 50 as Permit mounted in the topand bottom frame mem- 25 the article of furniture to be removed from b fth Opening t a i t tl h the receptacle or closet, after which the doorway b t th dg of the opening. yb m t g a P Which Will Connected to thetop yoke arm is a guide cause it to reverse its position and close theli k 17, hi h i t connects ith a ho opening while the article offurniture extends 18 lid hl i a t k 19, th track being 30 p y across thep gsecured to the top frame member of the door A fur r j c and advantageof the p opening. This shoe carries a pin or projecent mounting is thatthe door may be swung ti 20 hi h fit i groov 21 in the top inwardly toopen position when in its ref th d id r ov extending from versedposition, so that access may be had to one dg thereon to a point shortof the op- 5 the closet when'the article of furniture is it d where it iid d ith an exposed outside thereof. outlet 22. i

a One form which my invent on may assume In the operation of the door,and assumis exemplified in the following description ing that thearticle of furniture is concealed and illustra in the c mpanyingdrawing, within the closet and the door is closed, as 0 in which: shownin Fig. 2, said door may be opened Fig. 1 shows aperspective view of acloset as in the case of an ordinary, hinged door, or receptaclecontaining an article of furniby swinging it outwardly to a right-angleture provided with a door equipped with the position, as shown in Fig.3. The article of present invention; g Y I 1 v furniture may now beswung outwardlyinto 45 Fig. 2 shows a plan view in section of the thespace on the opposite side of the closet,

same, with the article of furniture in conafter which the door can beclosed by thrustcealed position and the door closed; v ing inwardly uponit, which will cause its Fig. 3 shows a similar View, with the doorhinged edge to swing around through an arc open; a I of upon the yokemember 15 to the 9 FigAshows a similar 'view, with the article positionshown in Fig. 4. During this reversal of the position of the door itwill be guided by the pin 20, sliding through the groove 21, and theguide link 17, which serves to shift the shoe 18 from a position at oneend of the track to a position at the opposite'end of the track, thelink in the vmeantime passing from a folded position with respect to theyoke arms, into astraig e d PO In reversing the position of-the door,1t'

passes from the front side of the yoke member to the rear side thereof,andlies behind the pivots 12. The outlet 22 is prov1ded, 1n

order that the door in reversed positionimayp lie in the plane of thedoor opening. This outlet is formed in line with the position of the pinwhen the door is reversed; there'- fore the pin automatically moves outof the groove and allows the door to assume a po-' sition in alignmentwlth the plane of the openin fFurthermore, on account of the:

3 withdrawal of thepin from the slot, the

I in conjunction with door wheni'in reversed position will be free to sing inwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, andthus permitaccessto the closet when the article of furniture is on the outside. Inrestoring the door to normal position, the operation of the parts issuch thatithe pin will re-enter the groove withoutany attention on thepart of the.operatori 7 The present door mounting obviously may beemployed in many different situations, not necessary to be illustratedherem; and.

it is also apparent that various changes in the construction andOPGIitlZlOIL of the several partshere'in shown and described mayemployed without departing fro nqthe spirit of my invention as disclosedin the appended claims,

The present mechanismvrmay also be used would connect a, door and bed insuch away that'whenthe-door is opened'an'd reversed thebed will bewithdrawn fI'OIIlillQ closet and disposed on the opposite side of-theopening in position for use. 1

; Havingthus described my invention, what Iclaim as-new, and desire tosecur'e by Letters Patent is; a v

1. A door having hlnges at one edge, a

1-,- swinging support for; the hinges, reversible the support.

32. A door having-{hinges at one edge, a fswrnglng support for thehinges, reversible Within the cor opening, andconnecting means betweenthe swinging supportfland the door, to guide thelatter, wherebythedoorwill be reversed'coincident with reversal of the support, said guidemeans permitting the door to swing about its hinges; in. one

direction when in normal position'and in mechanism which the oppositedirection when in reversed posltion.

3. The combination of a door and its opening, a portion of which openingis always obstructed, hinges at one edge of the door, a swinging supportfor the. hinges, reversible within the door opening,- a track on one ofthe horizontal borders of the door opening, a shoeslidable in thetrackand a link connecting the shoe with the swinging support, and aprojection on said shoe, slidable in a groove in the adjacent edge ofthe door.

tqTh'ecombination ofa door and its opening, a portion of which openingis always obstructed, hinges at one edge of the door, a swingingsupport-for the hinges, reversible within the door"op'ening,'a track onone ofthe horizontal borders'of'the door opening, a shoe slidable in thetrack and a link connecting the shoe withthe swinging support,aprojection on said shoe, s'lidable in a groove in the adja'cent 'edgeofthe door,

and an outlet for the groo-ve,-whereby the door mav be swung on itshinges when in reversed position. 1

5. In combination with a closet having an opening, anarticle offurniture pivotally mounted adjacent one edgeof'the opening so as to bemoved through the opening, said article -being-wider than the openingandtherefore forming a partial-obstruction to the opening on either side, adoor for closingthe opening, hinges for one edge of the door, and aswinging support for the hinges, reversible within the opening,- wherebythe door may be opened to permit the article'to be moved through theopening and reversed so as to close the openingwhen'the article isdisposed'on the opposite side of the opening.

6.- In combination with a closet having an opening, an articleoffurniture pivotally 'mounted adjacent one edge'of the opening so as tobe moved through the opening, said article being wider than the opening,and thereforeforming a partial obstruction to the opening on eitherside, a door for closing the opening, hinges for one'edge of the door, a

swlnging support for the hinges, reversible within the opening, wherebythe door may be opened to permit the article-to be moved through theopening and: reversed so as to close the opening when the article isdisposed on the opposite sideoftheopening, and guide means whereby thepath of movement of the door during reversal is controlled.

y 7. In combination with a closethavi'ng an opening, an article offurniture pivotally mounted adjacent one edge of the opening so as to bemoved through the, opening, said article being wider than the"openingand therefore formingra'partial obstruction to the opening oneither side, a door for closing the opening, hinges for one edge of thedoor, a swinging support for the hinges,re-

versible within the opening, whereby the 1 door may be opened to permitthe article to be moved through the opening and reversed so as to closethe opening when the article 5 is disposed on the opposite side of theopening, and guide means whereby the path of movement of the door duringreversal is controlled, said guide means permitting the door to swing onits hinges when in reversed position, in a direction opposite to itsnormal swinging movement.

ARTHUR M. SMITH.

